Hyatt, Hooker Earn AP All-America Recognition

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Adding to the list of impressive honors picked up by Tennessee Volunteers for the 2022 season, Jalin Hyatt earned Associated Press All-America First Team acclaim Monday afternoon, while Hendon Hooker tallied All-America Third Team recognition.

Much like he did throughout the regular season, Hyatt continued to reel in the accolades like they are long passes from Hooker or Joe Milton III. The 2022 Biletnikoff Award winner earned his third first team All-America recognition of the year after being tabbed to the Walter Camp and FWAA teams last week.

Hooker, the signal caller and leader of the Volunteer offense, logged his second All-America recognition of the year after achieving a second team selection by CBSSports.com/247Sports. The esteemed quarterback went 229-of-329 passing, setting a new program record for single-season completion percentage at 69.6 percent. He surpassed 3,000 yards in the passing attack, finishing with 3,135, and accounted for 32 touchdowns during the season, dishing out 27 with his arm and five on the ground.

Hyatt's impressive season saw the junior collect the triple crown for receiving in the Southeastern Conference, leading the way in receptions (67), receiving yards (1,267) and touchdowns (15). He currently stands just 33 receiving yards away from becoming the first wideout in Tennessee history to compile 1,300 or more yards in a single season. The success has been spread throughout the season as the speedster racked up over 100 yards receiving in five different games this season, tying for sixth in single-season 100-yard outputs with his teammate Cedric Tillman, who accomplished the feat in 2021, and Tim McGee, who did so in 1985 on the way to consensus All-America recognition.

For his career, the Irmo, South Carolina, native has hauled in 19 receiving touchdowns and 1,769 yards. He currently ranks tied for fourth in program history for career touchdown catches, sitting even with VFL Peerless Price who did so from 1995-98.

The full Associated Press All-America First Team, along with all postseason honors earned by Tennessee Volunteers, can be found below.

Associated Press All-America Team

FIRST TEAM
Offense
QB Caleb Williams, USC
RB Bijan Robinson, Texas
RB Blake Corum, Michigan
OT Peter Skoronski, Northwestern
OT Joe Alt, Notre Dame
OG O'Cyrus Torrence, Florida
OG Andrew Vorhees, USC
C John Michael Schmitz, Minnesota
TE Michael Mayer, Notre Dame
WR Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee
WR Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State
WR Xavier Hutchinson, Iowa State
AP Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State
K Christopher Dunn, NC State

Defense
EDGE Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
EDGE Tuli Tuipulotu, USC
DT Jalen Carter, Georgia
DT Calijah Kancey, Pittsburgh
LB Ivan Pace Jr., Cincinnati
LB Jack Campbell, Iowa
LB Drew Sanders, Arkansas
CB Clark Phillips III, Utah
CB Devon Weatherspoon, Illinois
S Kamren Kinchen, Miami
S Christopher Smith, Georgia
DB Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, TCU
P Bryce Baringer, Michigan State

SECOND TEAM
Offense
QB Max Duggan, TCU
RB Chase Brown, Illinois
RB Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota
OT Paris Johnson Jr., Ohio State
OT Dawand Jones, Ohio State
OG Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
OG Steve Avila, TCU
C Olusegun Oluwatimi, Michigan
TE Brock Bowers, Georgia
WR Charlie Jones, Purdue
WR Rashee Rice, SMU
WR Josh Downs, North Carolina
AP Zach Charbonnet, UCLA
K Jake Moody, Michigan

Defense
EDGE Tyree Wilson, Texas Tech
EDGE Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame
DT Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois
DT Jonah Tavai, San Diego State
LB Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State
LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Clemson
LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Georgia
CB Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi State
CB Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
S Kaevon Merriweather, Iowa
S Ronnie Hickman, Ohio State
DB Brian Branch, Alabama
P Tory Taylor, Iowa

THIRD TEAM
Offense
QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
RB DeWayne McBride, UAB
RB Israel Abanikanda, Pittsburgh
OT Blake Freeland, BYU
OT Alex Palczewski, Illinois
OG Jaxson Kirkland, Washington
OG Christian Haynes, UConn
C Brett Neilon, USC
TE Dalton Kincaid, Utah
WR Nathaniel Dell, Houston
WR Rome Odunze, Washington
WR Zay Flowers, Boston College
AP Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama
K Joshua Karty, Stanford

Defense
EDGE Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State
EDGE Jose Ramirez, Eastern Michigan
DT Dontay Corleone, Cincinnati
DT Mekhi Wingo, LSU
LB Jason Henderson, Old Dominion
LB Nick Herbig, Wisconsin
LB Jaylan Ford, Texas
CB Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
CB Mekhi Blackmon, USC
S Marcus Fuqua, Buffalo
S Jordan Battle, Alabama
DB Quinyon Mitchell, Toledo
P Mason Fletcher, Cincinnati